The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-31
How the Jury Stood.

How the Jury Stood.
It took very little time for the jury to get away
from the federal courtroom after their dis
charge and to get 70 the marshals Office and
receive pay for their services. This jury. it will
be we'll TO remember, was composed OF the fol-
lowing persons
Charles W. Anderson foreman, Royal Center, Cass
county, ocrat-Greenbacker.
John b. May Independence, Warren county, Demo
crat.
Charles W. vandevender. Newport yermillion
county, Democrat
David b. Dinsmore Hillsdale, vermlllion county.
Democrat
VIM. II. Fulwider. Columbus, Bartholomew county,
Democrat.
William Stone. Logan. Dearborn county. Demo
Willard s. Bowen, LaPcrte LaPorte county, Demo
craft
Samuel Nicholson, Hymera, Sullivan county. Re-
George W. King Bartholomew county. Republican.
James FL. Fear, Upton Upton county. Republican.
There great curiosity to know how the
jury stood in its ballotings on the different de-
PENDANTS. Ezra Wood in hurried conversation
with journal reporter said, I'm most of the
cases it was what sappose will be called strict
party vote. the Democrats voting for acquittal
and the Republicans for conviction, though L
wish it understood that did not vote Re-
uDican, but as believed the evidence showed
TO be the right way. The vote on Beck at
OF Bernhamer the vote stood six for conviction
to six for acquttal, the greatest concession we
got from the Democratic members of the jury,
who were determined to look at the oHense from
a partisan standpoint. There were no heated or
exciting arguments among the jurors, but from
the first, after retiring. it was plain to be seen
that no agreement could be had In the way of
conyicting the offenders. The foreman, Mr.
Anderson, was strong for conviction. As to the
others nothing could shake their political preju-
dices.
Another of the jurors Mr.. Nicholson. of Hy
mera. Sullivan county. said I'VE took our first
ballot Immediately after supper on Friday
evening 1t seems from first to last that we
must have voted thousand times. but that
is, of course, an overestimate We voted
each defendant separately every
time. The Democratic members OF the jurysin
nearly every instance. except in the of
Bernhamer. voted straight. The vote for Cows
conviction FIVE against seven for acquittal
The reporter inquired as TO the conduct of the
Vermilion county Jurors They were very
strong for acquittal. Their names are Dlnsmore.
Hunt and Vaudevender. and they were very SOL
id. Mr.. Bowen, of LaPorte county, was very
active and kept any who might appear to waver
in line. Another equally strong, though not SO
active was Mr. May, of Warren county"
One of the jurors was asked about Fulwlder.
He answered, 'FuIwder is Democrat. and he
never for an instant lost sight of the fact that
the defendants were all Democrats
Another juror. a Republican. said: II tried to
see if the Democratic moers could be- moved
in way from the partisan stand they had
taken and voted number of times with them
some OF the minor cases, Dut tney STUCK
together all the time"
MIR. Fulwider kept score of the chief ballots
tax and carried them away with him." the re-
porter was told by juror. This juror said that
the average ballots of the many taken was about
as follows
Bernhamer-Si< for acquittal; six for conviction.
Coy-Seven for acquittal; five for conviction.
Sullivan-Eight for acquittal; four for conviction
Mattler-Seven for acquittal; five for conviction.
Metcalf-Nlne for acquittal; three for conviction.
BecB-Ten for acquittal; two for conviction
Budd-Eight for acquittal; four for conviction
Mr. Spaan stood about with Coy, though at
times there were fluctuations in his rating az a
consprator- There were also occasional varia-
tions in the vote on Budd
The Wright Block Market street. fronting
the government building, afforded from ifs
upper stories excellent opportunities for looking
into the federal courtroom where the jurors
were in consultation and quite number of
persons took observations. The most actively
argumentative jurors, Judging from their
gestures were Fulwider and Bowen. The former
is said be in training for the city clerkship of
Columb bus on the Democratic ticket. the latter
is reported to be relative Of United States Z
Marshal Hawkins and violent opponent OF
State Senator Weir.